Я раньше не осознавала, каким колоритным может быть деловой английский.
Но полуформальные серьезные беседы и встречи - это такой кайф!

- Well, the carrot for the vendor... was supposed to be getting order for two new pieces of equipment
- But you are in the next stage and you gave that order. So they are chewing on that carrot and you don't have a new one.

- If you want to get in bed with them, be my guest...

- When we tell general contractors to sign notation contracts, they grumble.
- But... don't notation contracts simplify relations between party and accountability? It's no longer owner's headache.
- That's why they grumble. Their favourite scapegoat is gone.

- The path of minimal pain...

- I am hoping the city gives us the 2007 rate adjustment in February. Of 2008.